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Big Lebowski, The


Collector's Edition
Genre: Comedy

Reviewed In Issue 103 (Dec 2005) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, David Huddleston & Sam Elliott

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 4
DD Sound Rating: 4
DTS Sound Rating: NA
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Critics' Composite Score: 3.5
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 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Universal Studios Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 26741
(MPAA Rating): R
(Rating Reason):

Pervasive strong language, drug content, sexuality and brief violence
(Retail Price): $19.98
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): Yes
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 117
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 1998
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 10/18/05
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Joel Coen
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
The Big Lebowski is another hilariously original comedy from the Coen brothers

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD picture exhibits a much cleaner image than the DVD that was previously released and reviewed in Issue 31. Colors are more richly saturated and details are is better defined (just check out The Dude

Soundtrack:
While the Dolby

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